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Understanding proteostasis dysregulation in phenylketonuria – a paradigm disease for inborn error of metabolism
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-06)Fenylketonuria (PKU) er en medfødt stoffskiftesykdom forårsaket av mutasjoner i genet for fenylalanin hydroksylase (PAH), og fører til ustabile og ofte feilfoldete enzymer med nedsatt evne til å metabolisere aminosyren ... -
Understanding recent trends in incidence of invasive breast cancer in Norway: age-period-cohort analysis based on registry data on mammography screening and hormone treatment use
(Journal article, 2012-01-30)Objective: To quantify the separate contributions of menopausal hormone treatment and mammography screening activities on trends in incidence of invasive breast cancer between 1987 and 2008. Design: Population study ... -
Understanding the child : A mental needs manual for caretakers in children’s homes
(Report, 2008)Giving adequate care for children in children’s homes (we prefer the expression “children’s home” to “orphanage”, since there are few institutions where all the children are real orphans) is very demanding and difficult. ... -
Understanding the Effects of Antipsychotics on Appetite Control
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Antipsychotic drugs (APDs) represent a cornerstone in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses. The effectiveness of the first generation (typical) APDs are hampered by so-called extrapyramidal side effects, and ... -
Understanding the interaction between the co-chaperone DNAJC12 and tyrosine hydroxylase
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Understanding, diagnosing, and treating Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome – State of the art: Report of the 2nd international meeting at the Charité Fatigue Center
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a devastating disease affecting millions of people worldwide. Due to the 2019 pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we are facing a significant increase ... -
Undersøke sammenhengen mellom jernstatus og jernabsorpsjon. Sammenligning av friske og pasienter med hemokromatose
(Master thesis, 2008-06-01)Jern er et essensielt spormetall som vi har ca 3-4 g av i kroppen. Jern inngår i flere proteiner, der hemoglobin er det viktigste. Jern er også delaktig i flere redoksreaksjoner i kroppen vår. Vi trenger daglig et tilskudd ... -
The unequal distribution of health workers in Tanzania. Its magnitude, causes and remedies
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-02-04)Increasing recruitment of health workers in remotely located areas has recently become a crucial policy concern of many countries. There is currently a universal consensus that increasing access to health workers in such ... -
Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-13)Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is assumed to be the major cause of chronic liver disease (CLD) in sub-Saharan Africa. The contribution of other aetiological causes of CLD is less well documented and hence ... -
Unexplained, self-reported food hypersensitivity. Explorative studies on mechanisms of abdominal symptom generation
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-10-08)Background: Self-reported food hypersensitivity remains unexplained in most cases. Abdominal symptoms, typically consistent with the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), are common in patients with such unexplained, self-reported ... -
Unfulfilled expectations to services offered at primary health care facilities: Experiences of caretakers of underfive children in rural Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-14)Background: There is growing evidence that patients frequently bypass primary health care (PHC) facilities in favour of higher level hospitals regardless of substantial additional time and costs. Among the reasons given ... -
Unge menneskers bruk av anabole androgene steroider: En praxeologisk studie fundert i Bourdieus teori- og begrepsgrunnlag.
(Master thesis, 2019-09-12)I denne masteroppgaven søker man å forstå hvorfor noen unge mennesker velger å bruke veksthormonet anabole androgene steroider i forbindelse med trening. Forskningsspørsmålet sikter seg mot å forklare treningsfeltet som ... -
Uniformspraktikker som distinksjonsmarkører. Sykepleieruniformer i praktikken (Haukeland universitetssykehus) og teorien (Høgskolen i Bergen) slik de har materialisert seg gjennom lærebøker og forskrifter. En praxeologisk studie med Bourdieus teori og begreper som verktøy.
(Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Sykepleieruniformer har en sterk symbolsk funksjon og sykepleiere har historisk sett vært lett gjenkjennelige med sine klassiske uniformer i form av blå kjole, hvitt forkle og hodeplagg. Slik er det ikke lengre. Dagens ... -
Unique osteogenic profile of bone marrow stem cells stimulated in perfusion bioreactor is Rho-ROCK-mediated contractility dependent
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The fate determination of bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (BMSC) is tightly regulated by mechanical cues, including fluid shear stress. Knowledge of mechanobiology in 2D culture has allowed researchers in bone ... -
Universal antiretroviral therapy for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Northern Uganda : Studies on determinants, adherence, breastfeeding and viral load
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-24)Background: Uganda’s decrease in mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) has stagnated, making it almost impossible to achieve the target of zero new HIV infections. Objectives: The aim of this study has been to ... -
Universal health coverage of HIV, TB and malaria interventions in Ethiopia: economic burden, health benefits and financial risk protection
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-04-07)Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria remain a major threat to the Ethiopian population. In the past decades, substantial gains have been achieved in reducing morbidity and mortality ... -
The unmet need for treatment of children with musculoskeletal impairment in Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: More than a billion people globally are living with disability and the prevalence is likely to increase rapidly in the coming years in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The vast majority of those living ... -
Unmet Surgical Need in Malawi
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-04)Introduction Globally, and especially in sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi, surgical conditions receive a low level of priority in national health systems. The burden of surgical diseases is not well documented and the ... -
Unperturbed cytotoxic lymphocyte phenotype and function in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-26)Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a debilitating disorder linked to diverse intracellular infections as well as physiological stress. Cytotoxic lymphocytes combat intracellular infections. ... -
Unravelling the prospective associations between mixed anxiety-depression and insomnia during the course of cognitive behavioral therapy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Objective Previous studies have suggested that there is a reciprocal relationship between anxiety/depression and insomnia. However, little is known about the prospective relationships between these constructs across the ...